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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 5:42 am

Increase Your Protection

It’s a classic good news/bad news scenario. From 2000 to 2006, the frequency of claims for the three major areas of auto insurance coverage – property damage, bodily injury, and personal injury – declined by as much as 19%. Unfortunately, the severity of claims in these three areas climbed by as much as 22% during the same period. Have you reviewed your liability insurance coverage lately? A look at your homeowners and automobile insurance policies may determine whether you have enough coverage to help protect your hard-earned assets. If you don’t, your home, your retirement, and even your future earnings…

TuesdayOct 28, 2008 5:41 am

Beat the Big Three “What Ifs”

In 2007, the price of oil rose an astounding 57%. A lending crisis brought one of Wall Street’s venerable investment banks to its knees. Inflation jumped above 4% for the first time in nearly two decades. What do these events have in common? They were largely unexpected. Let them serve as a reminder that other unexpected events are lurking out there, waiting for their time in the sun. As you work toward your financial goals, have you considered whether you are also preparing for the unexpected? Taxes, inflation, and medical costs – among other factors – could have an unanticipated…

TuesdayOct 28, 2008 5:37 am

The QualityStocks Message Board Continues to Grow

Earlier this year we introduced the QualityStock Message Boards to investors as a place to come together to discuss new investment ideas and help each other avoid potential disasters. Today we have nearly 30,000 registered users that have posted more than 8,500 articles! The message board here at QualityStocks is one of the most highly regulated, no-nonsense forums online today; an uncommon haven of highly relevant, SPAM-free investor interaction. Unlike the majority of boards currently in operation, you won’t find pumping, bashing, advertising, or malicious posting of any kind here. What you will find are thousands of users belonging to…

TuesdayOct 28, 2008 4:13 am

Cardima, Inc. (CADM.OB) Establishes Surgical Ablation Training Program at the Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut

Cardima provides safe and innovative tools to the medical community for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Arrhythmias develop from abnormal electrical currents within the heart, and can be associated with fast, slow and/or irregular heartbeats. Such electric short circuits in the heart can lead to major trauma and even death. The two most common forms of arrhythmias are atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) – Cardima focuses their efforts on AF specifically. The newly formed Surgical Ablation Training Program and Center of Excellence at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut will allow new hospitals to offer to their community…

TuesdayOct 28, 2008 4:12 am

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PPHM) to Manufacture Human Coagulation Factor Clinical Candidate for Catalyst Biosciences

Avid Bioservices is a wholly owned subsidiary of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. Avid Bioservices has signed a manufacturing supply agreement with Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. to produce clinical-grade material in support of their clinical candidate, CB 813, an improved version of factor VIIa for the treatment of acute bleeding in hemophilia patients. Hemophilia is a hereditary disorder that affects approximately one in 5,000 males born in the United States. When a person with hemophilia is injured, he does not bleed harder or faster than a person without hemophilia, he bleeds longer. Small cuts or surface bruises are usually not a problem, but…

TuesdayOct 28, 2008 4:10 am

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI) Begins $150 Million Contract

Perma-Fix Environmental Services provides hazardous, mixed, and industrial waste management services and environmental engineering to industrial customers, commercial customers and the United States Government. Through their 6 major facilities in the Southern and Midwest states, they treat industrial waste which may or may not be hazardous. Their nuclear services arm focuses on the treatment of mixed (nuclear and chemically hazardous) waste. While it may not seem like a glamorous industry, it is definitely profitable. In a complex series of contracts, Perma-Fix Environmental has been subcontracted, through its East Tennessee Materials & Energy Corporation (M&EC) subsidiary, at the Department of Energy…

TuesdayOct 28, 2008 4:07 am

Broadwind Energy, Inc. (BWEN.OB) Engages Lambert, Edwards & Associates for Investor Relations

Broadwind Energy focuses on the collaboration of alternative energy parts and infrastructure needs to the North American Energy industry. Not every parts manufacturer can be in the Broadwind Energy family, but the few who are selected get the ability to capitalize on the strength of many to benefit their unique company. Broadwind and its platform companies employ close to 1,000 people across the United States. As a growing and expanding group of businesses, Broadwind and their collaborative network of companies continuously seek mutually beneficial affiliations with progressive, hard-working and visionary partners. One of those partners is the esteemed Lambert, Edwards…

MondayOct 27, 2008 6:00 pm

SkyPostal, Inc. (SKPN.OB): Learning to Grow Through Management Experience and History

Founded in 2002, SkyPostal, Inc. was created to fulfill a new standard for "time defined" mail delivery in the Americas. The SkyPostal management team became pioneers in the courier and mail delivery industry having founded the company in 1972 as the first courier and mail delivery service in Latin America. Using an established "outsourced" private messenger network and linked together through their proprietary web-based PosTrac™ tracking software, SkyPostal satisfies a vast market need for reliable and affordable time defined mail service throughout the region. SkyPostal hand delivers mail within an average of 7 days. Through other methods, such as the…

MondayOct 27, 2008 3:47 pm

October 27th CEOcast Weekly Newsletter

Companies featured in the current edition of the newsletter: ECOI, FMTI, GNBT, HJHO, ICLK, ITUI, LPHC, PCFG, PLKH, TAGS, TKO Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge sell-off last week, sending major market indexes to their lowest levels in more than five years on the belief that a punishing economic recession is at hand. A factor that may have contributed to the downturn was forced selling by hedge funds needing to meet margin calls and redemption requests. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the week down 473 points, or 5.4%, bringing its year to date loss…

MondayOct 27, 2008 11:47 am

Omnicell, Inc. (OMCL) Announces Solid Revenue Gains for the Third Quarter

Omnicell, Inc. (NASD: OMCL), a leading provider of systems and software solutions targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities, recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Omnicell’s shares posted healthy gains late last week after the company reported a 16.7 percent year-over-year increase in quarterly revenue totaling $64.3 million. Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $5.7 million, or $0.18 per fully diluted share. The chief financial officer of Omnicell stated during a recent conference call, “We experienced record bookings, posted record revenues and profits exceeded expectations in third…

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